FOCUS ON TRANSITION TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the automobile industry, organized the 8th SIAM Automotive Logistics Conclave.

The conclave-themed 'Automotive Logistics: Transitioning towards a Sustainable Future' focused on exploring new frontiers for transportation of vehicles, in the view of the ever-changing on improving logistic operations in the automotive sector. The conference witnessed active participation from several coveted speakers including senior Government officials, Logistics Heads of Automobile companies, and Experts from the automobile supply-chain business environment; and

The conclave was divided into five sessions i.e. "Leveraging Technology for Enhancing Road Transport Efficiency", "Railways - The Road Ahead", "Waterways - The New Frontier", "Role of Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in Automobile Transportation", and "Special Plenary Session: Path Ahead".

Session - 1 was themed on "Leveraging Technology for Enhancing Road Transport Efficiency". The panel consisted of eminent speakers talking about the developments happening across the Roadways sector, government policies, and vision change in last two years. Speakers included Mr. Rakesh K Sen, Co-Chairman SIAM Logistics Group & Vice President - Mahindra & Mahindra, Mr. R.S. Kapoor, Senior Adviser, Maruti Suzuki, Mr. Ashutosh Jha, Sales

Director, Michelin and Mr. D K Rai, Director - Automotive, CHEP. The session was moderated by Mr. Sarbjit Singh, General Manager, Hyundai Motor India.